You may recall that Brady loves garbage trucks, and his interest obsession grows with each passing day. God forbid a neighbor neglect to bring their trash can in, because we’ll be subjected to incessant whining all day long: “Gar-gar? Gar-gar? Can? Blue can? Gar-gar?! GAR-GAR?!?” After being forced to endure way too many viewings of  Read more »

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been laying low in blogland for assorted reasons, such as: My birthday. When it comes to a choice between blogging and food, food will triumph…and my birthday was all about food. I love baking and I love cupcakes, so I spent the morning of my birthday making these delicious  Read more »

Ian is a happy baby with angry, angry skin. You know how most babies have that sweet smell of Baby Magic lotion or baby powder or Johnson’s baby shampoo? Ian smells like none of these things, because he can only tolerate uber-hypoallergenic products. (Note to parents with sensitive kids: California Baby Super Sensitive products may  Read more »

As part of my usual afternoon routine, I headed out to the mailbox with Ian on my hip and Brady in tow. After chasing Brady through the oleander bushes lining the sidewalk (twice), picking up his shoes (which he took off and flung out of fury at being stopped from careening through the bushes), and  Read more »

This is Ian’s intense face. I think he could watch the animals spin around to “It’s a Small World” all day long (if I were content to stand crib-side and keep winding the mobile up, that is.)